Summary
Early endoscopy in the upper alimentary tract after surgical operations on the stomach
reveals multifarious diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities to give decisive help
to patients when applied critically and rationally. The possibilities of endoscopy
can differentiate between active and arrested bleeding episodes, can induce hemostasis,
can diagnose and overcome sutureline insufficiencies, can differentiate the different
kinds of stenosis in the lower esophageal junction. It can treat postoperative atony,
diagnose perforation at an earlier stage, localize obstructive jaundice, remove intestinal
foreign bodies and characterize unexpected postoperative histological findings.
Key words:
Early postoperative endoscopy - Upper gastrointestinal tract - Diagnostic and therapeutic
endoscopy
